The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-25


never used large pistol in practice ha
never seen q man in jackson arme
3 with q pistol Of the size Of the one in evi
: dence.
Mr. cHILEs
! stated that he meyer saw a man in jackson
armed with such weapon. Came up fror
Vicksburg on a Sunday night after tn.
publication. This was about May l. Mr.
Davis was with him. There were a numbe
of pc pole there Saw Col. Hamilton. Fig
ures and Alorecht standing in front of DR.
Rodgers drug stere. Dr. Roigers wa
standing in the door the train arrived q
$50.
Cross-examined = Remembered the da,
after the killing was down at the post O.
the wire fence; placed pencil in the hole
in the post and with Mr.. Calhoun located
the direction of the shot as coming from
southeast to northwest; had filed in al
the splinters that were picked up alongside
the post. thus completing the bullet hole
the splinters were sent for; they were
supposed to be in the hands OF the justice
was Prohibitionist: did not revise or re-
ceive any kilograms to be forwarded from
| Dir. Gambrell never noticed how Col
Hamilton sat habituhlly; never knew of
/ any telegram being sent to congregate peo-
pie at Jackson; did send telegram
| advising people not to come the night that
| there was TO be an anti-Prohibition meet
| ing in this courthouse; did not send that
gram being sent asking people to assemble;
| sent it because he thought there might have
been a collision. -
A return was hese made from Ine cor
oner to the effect that he had not
received the splinters from the post. Mr..
Chiles said that they were given to the
jury.
Re-direct-First impression was that the
ball had gone directly northward, but after
putting the splinters on, changed his views
BelieYed that the ball went directly into
the post, striking sideways. All the mate
rial on the right of the post, which was
thin, split of.
Witness was here examined as to what
he thought would be the course of bullet
fired from different localities and at differ
ent angles. The marks of the glancing
balls on the floor of the wood walk seemed
to indicate that the shots were fired at a
party down, or that the aim of the party
shooting was wild. The shot in the post of
the wire fence, according to this idea,
must have gone under the rail OF
the bridge. Knew that there was
bitter feeling between Albrecht and
young Gambrell, owing to the liquor
fight.
Cross-examined - Did not experiment
with the bullet hole in the bridge. Believed
way, of the coroner's jury. Subway report
ed that he did not remember exactly what
had been done with the splinters. A search
was made for the splinters. knew that
the splinters were never placed in the
hands of Col. Homilton's friends, or
to any of Gambrells friends. Knew
that he had been cautioned to take
good care of the splinters by both
sides.
MR.. YERGER STEWART
recalled-Testified that he had taken a pis
tol similar to the one IN evidence from Col
Hamilton. Put the pistol in his hip peck
ct. Turned out his pocket; it was perfect
ly clean inside and cut. There was no
blood on it. The pocket was clean white
goods. Placed the pistol in evidence in his
pocket, as he did on the night of the kill
ing Found that it did not fit, and from
that fact did not think it was the same pis-
tol The pistol he took from Hamilton was
large it had white handle. Placed it Oh
the prescription desk. Did not think that
a bloody pistol could have been placed in
his pocket without leaving a stain. Re-
moved the pistol scabbard from Col. Ham
ilton's waist; it was attached to a belt.
Gel. Hamilton's pistol was handed to wit
ness by Col. Hamilton himself Col. Ham
ilton's left hand seemed to be broken. The
pistol taken from Hamilton was the one ex-
amined by Mr.. Carraway at the drug store
Carraway made some remark about the
shells. Don't believe the pistol in evidence
was the one he had on the night in ques-
ton. Did not think the pistol in question
would have remained in his pocket. The
pistol fit the seabbard ; never delivered the
pistol in evidence to Mr.. Albrecht; don't
know that anybody else saw the pistol.
The witness pocket wasperfectly white and
clean.
Cross sexamined-When the pistol was ex-
hibited yesterday just presumed it was
the pistol taken from Hamilton on the
night in question paid very little atten-
tion to the pistol other than to notice that
it was large, and had white handle
was very busy attending TO the orders
the intention of witness to give
the pistol to Mr.. Carraway, as law-ofi-
Ger.
he-direct-Believed that the pistol re-
mained on the desk all night did not know
this to be a fact; only believe it,.
WI BROWN, JR.,
deputy clerk of the court-Mr. Albrecht
showed witness pistol on Friday or Sat-
urdav evening he said that it was Col
Hamiltons pistol, that the Colonel had
given it to him on the bridge; 1t was
bloody from one end to another the coro-
ners jury was sitting then; Albrecht said
that he had had the pistol in his possession
from the time Col. Hamilton handed 1t to
him on the bridge until he gave it up
identified the pistol in evidence as the one
given him by Albrecht.
Cross-examined Saw Hamilton and
Gambrell at the fremen's dinner; is fore
man of jackson No. Mr.. Gambrell be-
longed to Jackson he was in line; after
dinner the ladies gave the band a dinner
saw Col. Hamilton and Eubanks drive ap
and go to where the band was eating; wit
ness ate piece of pork near him; Gam
brell was on the opposite side witness
walked off and went away met Mr.. Buck
Chiles he remarked that both men, Gam
brell and Hamilton were on the grounds
he said he wondered if Gambrell was arm
ed witness said that they were both too
intelligent to start row in such crowd
did not notice GambrelFs position Gam
brell wore red shirt.
Mr. Miller here handed the court q bullet
taken from the northwest corner of the
bridge and southeast corner of the ap.
proach, which was admitted to be the ball
that penetrated the floor.
MR.. Z. o. RYAN,
a general storekeeper, recalled-Identifed
box of A Colt cartridges; the weight of
each ball is said to be 2l0 grains, according
to the book there was no lettering on the
end of the cartridges; handed box OF
Winchester A cartridges made for a rife.
Took one of the shells from the pistol in ev-
idence; it was marked A Winchester cen
ter fire "W. R. A. Co.-44 G. F." The
cartridge in the box of Winchesters corre-
sponded exactly. The book from which
Mr.. Ryan got his information about the
weight was a catalogue for firms selling
such goods.
FIJI. EMERSON.
III. 4 1;rad y, Ta,bsor tbraa vaars. uao nm,
ployed in wholesale grocery resides at
| los North West street, the first door from
the Catholic church Could not see the
homicide owing to Mrs. Cabaniss's house !;
heard the firing. On the night of the kill
| ing his wife was i'll !; was sitting up with
her; the back door was open; everything
was open everything was quiet. Heard
the first shot, q loud report it shocked
him few seconds intervened. Just after
| the first shot heard distressing cry !; was
terribly worked up, but was afraid to leave
his wife. Then there was rapid shooting
| like bunch of frecrackers. Two pistols
could not have made the racket. Had
known Gambrell three years; was his init
mate friend He was brave man. If a
| friend was needed would have gone to him
| He was not the man who would cry s.Mur-
| DER in the face Of a single adversary he
was not of that kind Never heard any
buggy listened attentively; no buggy OF
horse went over that bridge. If horse
and carriage had passed over that bridge
would have heard it. His attention was at
tracted to the bridge by the shooting Was
about It's yards, on an air line, from the
bridge Carriages make rumbling noise
in crossing the bridge at night. Took Col
Hamilton's carriage to the scene of the kill
ing and made observations as to the prob
ability of q bullet fred from the sidewalk
making the hole in the roof. Mr.. Carpley
and Mr.. Carloss accompanied him and Mr.
Davis drove the hack. The hole is in ths
southwestern corner of the earriage-thai
is, when the horse il facing north. The
roof is made of cloth and leather; the lin
ing il about half inch or SO from the roof